Percussion music crafts for children

With these rhythm crafts for children you can have an orchestra party and loads of fun!

Saw the dowel stick in 20cm pieces. Round off the sawn edges with sandpaper. Decorate and individualise rhythm sticks with paint and permanent markers. Remember to wear an apron or old T-shirt. You can also attach your rhythm sticks to the jungle gym.

- A piece of wooden dowel stick 20cm - Some string - Different size nails - Paint and permanent markers

Tie the string to the heads of the nails and then to the dowel stick. Hit the nails with an old spoon. (Sunday school idea: 1 Cor.13 whenever you read the word love let the children ring their chimes)(2+)

Decorate the bottom side of the two paper plates. Staple the decorated paper plates up to the halfway mark then put the seeds or lentils in. Staple the left over halves together so that the seeds or lentils are sealed inside. Decorate with some ribbon to the sides with a stapler.

You will need; - Small container with a lid - Seeds, dry peas - Sticky tape - Stickers to decorate

Fill the small container with seeds and/or dry peas. Place lid on container and tape closed. Girls can dance to music holding their rattle. Shakers can be made with big containers with comfortable handles. Boys will love keeping the beat with their big shaker. **Search for natural shakers for example giant pod with loose seed in.

5. Sand paper blocks: Adult supervision is required for the construction of these crafts for children.

You will need: - 2 equal sized wooden blocks - Sandpaper - Drawing pins or staple gun (do not leave children alone with a staple gun) - Scissors

Cut sandpaper to cover and fit the wooden blocks. Fasten the 2 pieces of sandpaper to the wooden blocks with the drawing pin or staples. Rub the blocks against each other to make a sh- sound.